New details on Friday memorial service

The Seattle Police Department has released new details about Friday’s scheduled memorial procession for Officer Timothy Brenton, who was shot to death Saturday.

Officer Timothy Brenton

The morning procession will end at noon and will be followed by a 1 p.m. public memorial service at KeyArena. Commuters should expect severe congestion nearby. Other traffic will not be allowed to drive on or cross the route, which the department laid out on its Blotter blog:

Approximately 1,000 to 1,500 vehicles will depart at 9 a.m. from the University of Washington and will travel to a service for the slain officer at KeyArena.

The memorial procession will use the following route: begins at the University of Washington’s E-1 parking lot; south on Montlake Boulevard Northeast to 24th Avenue East; south on 24th to 23rd Avenue East; south on 23rd to East Madison Street; west on Madison to East Pine Street; west on Pine to Broadway; north on Broadway to East Denny Way; west on Denny to 1st Avenue North; north on 1st to Key Arena. Staging will begin in the E-1 parking lot (north of Husky Stadium on Montlake Boulevard Northeast) beginning at approximately 8 a.m.